Wyandot County driver dies, father hurt in crash

2/20/2005

BELLE VERNON, Ohio A Wyandot County man was killed and his father was hurt in a single-car accident yesterday on county road 35 near Tymochtee Township Highway 30, sheriff s deputies said.

Cecil L. LaRoe, 23, of Eden Township, who was thrown from the car, was pronounced dead at the scene by Dr. Steven Farmer, the county coroner.

Mr. LaRoe s father, Rayda C. LaRoe, 77, was admitted to Wyandot Memorial Hospital, Upper Sandusky, Ohio, in fair condition. Father and son lived together.

The senior Mr. LaRoe was driving southeast on county road 35 about 6:30 a.m. when his car went off the right side of the highway, then back across the road before going off the left side and overturning.